Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-04-18
Di.tric, Government Affairs.
INTEREST ON TAX-IIES CERTIFICATES.

INTEREST ON TAX-IIES CERTIFICATES.
The District Commissioners have settled the
question whether interest shall be charged upon
taXiien certificates from the date OF their issue or
from the date OF the assessment. They order that
interest can be charged only from The date Of the
issue OF the lien certificate. This orier Is based
opinion OF the District Attorney MI. A. e..
Riddle, which revoked former opinion OF MIS-
made for the instruction OF the Colnml ssioners,
that interest should carry from thirty days froil
the date OF the original assessment. The fund
which has been pledged for the redemption OF the
eight per cent greenback certificates viii lie at
Iected by this ruling Of the District Attorney To
the extent OF about $4,000
THE GARFIELD STATUE UNWILLING.
Commissioner OF Public Buildings and Grounds
Wilson has asked the Commissioners for author
ity the circle at the Intersection or West LIST
street and Nary lnd avenue, in which to erect a
grand-Stand for Use at the unwilling OF the Gar
field statue at that place.
DECORATION DAY.
s. E. Faunce assistant adJutant general OF the
G. A. R., Department, OF the Potomac, has asked
the District Commissioners 10 obtain the permis-
sion OF the governyr OF Virginia TO the entrance
into that State OF such militia organizations with
arms as may be under the supervision OF The de-
partlnent, who intended to participate in the
memorial ceremonies at Arlington on Decoration
Day.
AN INTERSTATE COMMERCE QUERY.
The Commissioners have inquired vi the Inter-
state Commission il the law in any way prohibits
the railroad companies from allowing special re-
duced rates for the transportation VI INDECENT non
residents
ADDITIONAL roIIcE.
The following have been appointed additional
privates on the police force, without compensation
therefor from the District: Daniel A. waste ". j.
Kenney, II. Brinkman, q. K Wallace, and b. f.
Tftlow.
THE FISH TRADE.
During the past week Inspector OF Marine Pro-
duets Harris inspected the following which ar
rived at the river front: Herring =, 1, l59; saad
~ 4:4: taiors, 1872; punches OF various kinds OF
nsn, a5sa CLANS. 1000; sturgeon !, and nd loo
demned ., $50 herring, 63 shad, 3I9 tlilors 1,024
punches OF fish, and Sc bushels Oh oysters.
BUILDING PERMITS
have been issued by Inspector EEtWisle follows:
c. ID. Leiberman, TO erect two brick stores and
dwellings, S, 600, numbered l5:Ss and 1874 14th
street northwest q A. q heonon, 10 erect frame
tin to erect two brick dwellings, s.. goo, numbered
ST. and S14 Az street southwest. Henry Strong,
street southwest j. W. Shiles, 10 erect brick
dwelling. 81, 200, numbered l0o6 street SOUTH
west. Mrs Leconte, TO alter house In rear OF :s5
street northwest; 500. c. Ii. Schneider SONS,
TO alter 30 ETH street northwest; geo.
Local Notes.
The Testimonial benefit rendered Miss Kitty L.
Thomson at the Church OF Our Father, has been
postponed until the 26th inst.
Court today charged with stealing nine cakes,
nine oranges, two pies ana PAIR OF shoes from
Geo. foyer, and the court ordered restitution In
the sum of E.. 40 which was maoe.
About a week ago Detective Ran was thrown
from his buggy and severely injured He returned
MI. Hallet Kilbourn has addressed circular let
ter to the California pioneers now residing In
Washington suggesting reunion some tine In
the month OF May, which shall include a shad bake
on the Potomac and the Interchange OF recollec-
lions and "reminiscences.
Sales Of Real Estate.
d. A. Snow has bought OF Augusta Snow parts OF
II and 2 square 4oa c2e by 81 feep on sth street,
between and streets northwest for s., 300.
S. c. Wells has bought OF C0rdelia Deyendon LOT
in block q, columbia Heights, for sa3i5.
Rhode Island avenue, between 18th aud l4th, for
$5,O47.5O. c. Dickinson has bought of c. A. Rid
southwest. O. n. BAN has bought Of J. F. Ohm
stead ct AL for a. 7O3 Ii, lots "a to rs, SO. T23
each aOxia8 feet on d, between LIST and "a streets
Ssst G saa
fronting - feet on Connecticut avenue, Between
X and streets northwest seraphiRa 8. stevens
lot %, SQUARE i55 1887 feep, ronIing On street,
between nth and 18th streets northwest. j. X.
square nas fronting Ies cn Ras
! avenue, between I'd and Sd streets northeast
seWSo SPECIAL % he New n YSrH Wssa says
There is great rejoicing among the Roman Catho-
lies OF this State the action OF the members OF
srsntiOg the petition Of the Catholic Clergy Of
the diocese for permission TO minister spiritually
TO men Of their faith who are In the State instr
tutians Up to the present the board have al
lowed Catholic clergymen TO say mass only
once month In the State institutions lor adults,
the children OF the reform schools having 70 put
up with the Episcopal chaplain. EHorts which
have been made from time TO time, both in and
cut OF the legislature. TO eject Q Change have
failed The board met ON Friday, and most unex-
p0ctPdly the matter came up On q resolution pro-
Wding that the inmates Of all the institutions,
both adult and minor, should be permitted 70
worship with their own clergymen every sunday.
finally the resolution was adopted by large MA
Jouty. Hereafter mass VIII Be said In the state
pglson every Sunday.